Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
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The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa was a decisive 1212 clash in Iberia in which Christian forces crushed the Almohad Caliphate, marking a major turning point in the Reconquista.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batalla de Las Navas de Tolosa | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in the Reconquista ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de Las Navas de Tolosa
Battle of Úbeda ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Jaén
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Úbeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Pope Innocent III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Almohad dynasty
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surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
Crown of Aragon ⓘ Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| combatantReligion |
Islam
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| commander |
Alfonso VIII of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad al-Nasir
Peter II of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sancho VII of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
|
| date | 1212-07-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Reconquista
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian conquests in Andalusia
|
| hasCategory |
Battles involving the Almohad Caliphate
ⓘ
Battles of the Reconquista ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| impact |
accelerated decline of Almohad rule in al-Andalus
ⓘ
strengthened Christian kingdoms of Castile and Aragon ⓘ |
| involvedEntity | Papal Crusade ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
Almohad infantry
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Christian heavy cavalry ⓘ |
| location |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Morena ⓘ near Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ |
| opponent |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
Iberian kingdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Christian kingdoms of Iberia
|
| partOf |
Reconquista
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad–Christian wars
Reconquista ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Alarcos ⓘ |
| region | Andalusia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ |
| result | decisive Christian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat of Almohad power in Iberia
ⓘ
major turning point in the Reconquista ⓘ opened the way for Christian advance into Andalusia ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 1212 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Batalla de Las Navas de Tolosa